The Lyell sound: a new instrument for suprapubic cystostomy.
To describe a new instrument for use in suprapubic cystostomy. Forty-one patients underwent suprapubic cystostomy from March 1993 to October 1996 using the Lyell Sound. Operative time was not appreciably increased over methods of placement using a trochar. No complications attributable to the technique were noted. This technique allows placement of larger suprapubic catheters with ease and without any increase in time or complications.
Lyell
M S
MS
Singing River Hospital, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA.
D003559:Cystostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation